Epic Skills Assessment Role-Based Scenario Problems 2

Question 1

A nurse using Epic notices that a patient's allergy to penicillin is not listed but the physician has ordered amoxicillin. What is the nurse's best first action?

Accepted Answer

Document the allergy and contact the physician before administering

Answer

Administer the medication since the physician ordered it

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Refuse the medication without notifying anyone

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Ask another nurse to administer the medication instead

Question 2

A registration specialist receives a patient whose insurance card shows a different plan than what is on file in Epic. What should the specialist do?

Accepted Answer

Update the coverage in Epic using the current insurance card information

Answer

Use the old insurance on file to avoid delays

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Send the patient to billing and skip registration

Answer

Tell the patient to call their insurer and come back later

Question 3

A charge nurse using Epic's scheduling module needs to fill an open shift for tomorrow morning. Which tool in Epic is designed for this task?

Accepted Answer

Staff Schedule (ShiftSelect or Clairvia)

Answer

In Basket

Answer

Patient Tracking Board

Answer

Chart Review

Question 4

A physician in Epic wants to view all of a patient's outstanding orders from any department before discharging. Which feature best supports this?

Accepted Answer

Discharge Navigator

Answer

In Basket messages

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Order Management / Results Review

Answer

Patient Education

Question 5

A medical coder reviews an encounter and finds the physician documented 'HTN' but did not link it to any orders or problems list. What is the coder's appropriate action?

Accepted Answer

Send a provider query through Epic to clarify clinical significance and linkage

Answer

Code HTN as a secondary diagnosis without querying the physician

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Leave it uncoded since it was not the reason for the visit

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Delete the notation from the chart

Question 6

A pharmacy technician in Epic receives a medication order with a dose that exceeds the standard range. Epic displays a high-dose alert. What should the technician do?

Accepted Answer

Escalate to the pharmacist to review the order before dispensing

Answer

Override the alert and dispense the medication immediately

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Ignore the alert if the prescriber is a physician

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Cancel the order without notifying the prescriber

Question 7

An ED technician needs to document a patient's vital signs in Epic but the patient's encounter has not yet been opened by a nurse. What is the correct workflow?

Accepted Answer

Wait for the nurse to open the encounter, then document within the assigned encounter

Answer

Create a new patient record for the vitals

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Document vitals in any available open encounter

Answer

Enter vitals in a sticky note on the desktop